Drawing on over 40 years of experience in the Shamanic Tradition, Maestro Manuel Rufino will share wisdom teachings on Shamanic Healing. Topics will include: how to smudge and use healing herbs, healing with the four elements (water, earth fire and air), the healing sounds of the four elements, how to protect yourself while doing healing work on others, how to protect yourself from witchcraft, spells and enchantments and the best ways to protect healers and patients.

This event is by donation

Livestream (Online Viewing) Info:

Watch the Livestream at 7:30pm EST and Replay (available indefinitely) when you make a tax-deductible donation via paypal. All major credit cards accepted. Any amount is welcome.

Presenter Biography

Maestro Manuel Rufino is a recognized elder in the Taino tradition and World Director of M.A.I.S.C. He is a spiritual guide, gifted ceremonial leader and teacher of sacred initiatic traditions of the world. Maestro Manuel is also an artist, certified iridologist, naturo-therapist, vegetarian chef & the visionary guiding the Golden Drum community and many vegetarian restaurants including Jungle Café in Brooklyn. Guided by his teacher, Maestro Domingo Dias Porta,Maestro Manuel has been following the trails of indigenous healing arts for over 48 years.Maestro Manuel travels around the world sharing initiatic traditions, leading workshops, lectures, sweat lodges and healing rituals.

In 2010 Maestro Manuel and a number of his students opened Golden Drum as a space for sacred traditions in New York City. Founded to give voice to the worldview of Native Americans, indigenous peoples and the esoteric schools, Golden Drum features living representatives and students of these great traditions.

In 2014 Maestro Manuel dedicated The Ark as a space for the arts to fulfill the mission of The Sacred Arts Research Foundation.